Everything that made World of Warcraft great (minus the world itself), Telara is pretty big on its own. Had some great time tinkering builds in the game, dungeons are pretty challenging when you get into them at first. Progression feels very smooth and any time you spend into the game is rewarding.

Polished and neat MMO, very recommended

Pros
- Great looking game compared to other MMOs.
- Mechanics are solid, though it is action bar/button mashing, which may turn off more action oriented players.
- LOTS of content. Zone events, world events, dungeons, chronicles, raids, PvP (if you like that), instant adventures, etc etc.
- One of the better housing systems
- Really good F2P model, with pretty much all content being free aside from things like bag space, some of the souls etc.
- Can be a really casual or hard core game. It's pretty flexible in that regard.
- Soul system is one of the better "talent" systems in MMOs.

Cons
- The lore could use some work. It's got the GW2 problem in that the lore is there, just horribly horribly presented, which is sad because it has some pretty cool ideas and concepts.
- The shop is sometimes overpriced, and they do sell gear in the shop (albiet incredibly overpriced) which may turn of some people. Also they introduce new "lockboxes" all the time which I consider a lame version of gambling.
- The reputation system is horrible. Almost as bad as WoWs.
- The daily system the reputations are tied to get boring VERY fast, however if you want the best enchants for some slots, you need to do it.
- If you're a lore junkie, a lot of the world is unfinished. Stories and zones. You'll get disappointed staring at grey blobs on the map that sound cool, but just don't exist, or finishing a story quest chain with far more questions than answers.
It makes the world feel unfinished.
- The subscription fee is no where near woth paying for. You get some boosters and a weekly gift, along with a discount. It's pretty worthless. If you want to support the game just spend $5 to $15 a month on credits and get something worthwhile.
- Because tanking in this game is so unappealing like so many other MMOs, the old problem of tank shortages comes up a lot. It may be a turn off to some people who like to do dungeons.

In the end I would recommend the game. I consider it one of the best MMOs out right now. Definitely one of the best F2P ones.

Note; The gametime listed is not representative of what I've actually played in game. I've played hundreds of hours, but only installed the steam version in as it only was put up in the shop recently.

Best MMO out there. ..and I've played a lot of them. Always come back to Rift.
It has everything that made old WoW fun plus way better graphics. On max settings this game is insanely beautiful. You have the standard 5 man dungeons and group raids but then you also 1 and 2 person chronicles as well. Add to that random Rift raids that appear anywhere in the world that anyone in the area can join as well. Then you have random area events that occur that anyone in the area can help achieve and defeat. Random world boss encounters. Artifact hunting which offer achievements, pets and lore as rewards among other things. Smooth easy to use crafting system. Huge customizable skill tree and class system with mindboggling amount of ways to setup and use your classes and skills.
Fully customizable dimensions(personal houising) with hundreds of items you can find, buy or even make for your dimensions. Which people can even visit and rate your creativity. Guild dimensions as well. I could go on and on. Just level past the starter area tutorial and come join us in this awesome game.

I can only say that it is an AAA hotkey MMORPG that doesn't get half the attention it deserves. 4 archetype callings with 9 souls each, giving you plenty of choices on how to play your character, two different factions with 3 different races each. It is packed with plenty of features that are found on other games, but usually improved and better made, like for example, the Wadrobe and Dying of armor, or being able to scale your level while playing dungeons.
Last but not least, the namesake of the game, the Rifts can be quite fun, it changes the normal flow of questing areas with constant events that even increase in difficulty with the players around.

It provides both the depth that can attract veterans while keeping easy of acess to newcomers to the genre, and despite it being Free to Play the game is fair and the in-game store only offers Storm Legion Souls, extra bag slots, extra character slots, cosmetics and mounts that half the time can also be aquired with in-game currency.

Best Free-To-Play MMORPG on Steam or even in the world. The game is amazing you can do anything without payin ♥♥♥♥ in IRL it takes 2-3 hours to get in to it . its just a freakin Masterpiece 9'5/10